Excel Venture Management
Excel Venture Management is a venture capital firm that was founded in 2008 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm has managed one fund with committed capital of $125 million, and the firm is currently raising the second fund. Excel Venture Management seeks to make equity investments into life science companies from early to late stages. The typical investment size ranges from $3 million to $ 5million. The firm plans to invest in 4-5 companies over the next 6-9 months and prefers to invest in companies based in US.
Eric Zimmerman
Kevin Liang
Flagship Ventures
David Berry
PartnerGenrich
John Nelson
Managing DirectorHealthQuest Capital
Sofinnova Ventures was founded in 1974 and is based in Menlo Park, CA. The firm has approximately $1b of assets under management, and makes life science investments from two fund families; the main Sofinnova Ventures fund and Sofinnova HealthQuest Capital. Sofinnova Venture Partners IX closed at $500 million in 2014, and the debut HealthQuest fund closed at $110 million in 2014. The firm makes investments in the form of equity (preferred stock) and is an activist investor; the firm prefers to lead investments, take a board seat at its portfolio companies and be actively involved in company management. Sofinnova Ventures plans to make 4-6 new investments in life science companies in 2014.
The Sofinnova Ventures main fund invests in biopharmaceuticals and typically makes initial investments of $5-15m, with the potential for a total investment of $15-30m. The fund invests in companies based in North America or Europe.
HealthQuest Capital invests in non-biopharmaceutical life science and medtech companies and typically makes initial investments of $2-3m, with the potential for total investments of $5-6m. HealthQuest Capital is a venture growth fund focused on commercial-stage technologies, and only invests in companies headquartered in North America (particularly the US Southeast or West Coast).
Garheng Kong
Managing PartnerHercules Technology Growth Capital Inc.
Janice Borque
Managing Director Life SciencesHInext LLC
Healthcare Software focusing in on Mental health & Addictions. The main goal is to place these individuals on a path to recovery.
TREAT product line is commercially available as an EHR serving the unique needs of community behavioral health, rehabilitation, and other community-based providers. The design of our system is centered on a client-centered recovery model principle with best practice assessments linked to an interdisciplinary plan of care which is at the core of our methodology. TREAT’s modules create a record of client care that functions at multiple levels and builds upon itself. From assessments, to care planning, to documentation, to decision support, TREAT provides an integrated solution centered on client care.
Assessment Tools
Our TREAT product has a catalog of over 120 different assessment tools, and can be customized to include new tools upon request. Assessments are linked with our Interdisciplinary Plan of Client Care (IPCC) and Progress Notes modules to offer a truly integrated approach to patient care.
Linas Balaisis
CFO/COOHorizon Technology Finance
Horizon Technology Finance is a venture lending, investment and financial services management company that was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Farmington, Ct with additional offices in Walnut Creek, CA and Reston, VA. The firm controls approximately $200 million in assets under management and look to provide senior or subordinate loans to companies in the range of $2 to $20 million dollars, and often syndicates much larger deals. The firm prefers to lead or co-lead investments that they are involved in and looks to be involved in 15 deals in the next 6-9 months. The firm provides capital to companies located throughout the United States and Canada.
Jerry Michaud
Hub Angels Investment Group
Randy Barko
MemberInterWest Partners
Doug Fisher
PartnerJohnson & Johnson (Medical Devices)
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was founded in 1886 and is based in New Brunswick NJ with an Innovation Center in Cambridge MA. The firm invests in a variety of fields within the life science sector including medical devices. J&J?s medical device investments are highly varied in both size and structure, the structure may involve milestone payments or may be an equity investment. J&J is interested in early stage medical device companies located globally.